Waiting for His return, His glorious return.

Red letter justice. Isaiah 6:8

Isaiah 6:8 NIV8. And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”

Sounds good, eh? (I’m in Wisconsin again)

Who’s comfortable here in the place Isaiah volunteers for? Especially when the next verses are about what he needs to tell the people of Israel? It’s the same warning that applies today – you’ve strayed and if you don’t come back, it’s gonna hurt. I’m far better at talking to strangers about it than I am friends and family. I don’t think I’m alone there – who wants to be thought of as a religious nut job by friends and family?

Yet, who do we want to see in heaven? What do we do about it? Then there’s the question about religion itself – what does religion have to do with Christ if it’s not just about Christ? Is there a difference between a religious nut job and a follower of Christ? In today’s world we need a reset back to what the red letters tell us, nothing more but live as they command us to do, live them passionately instead of pursuing our worldly wants and sin.

Tough row to hoe.

Matthew 5:6 (NLT)6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.

Justice takes many forms. Social justice. Soul justice. God’s justice. Many forms and all tangled up into one justice, one direction, one “right”. Red letter justice.

“Here I am! Send me!”

Joshua 24:15 (MSG)

15 “If you decide that it’s a bad thing to worshipGod, then choose a god you’d rather serve—and do it today. Choose one of the gods your ancestors worshiped from the country beyond The River, or one of the gods of the Amorites, on whose land you’re now living. As for me and my family, we’ll worshipGod.”

I Love The Father, Son and Holy Spirit and the blessings He has poured into my life. I pray that I live a life that glorifies Him in all I do, but I fail every day, many, many, many times. I have come here through brokenness, a trail of pain and broken promises that I've created through my self centeredness, self will and arrogance. For those I've hurt, please forgive me for what I did. Those things that I remember I am truly sorry I did them. I wish I could undo them. I can't. I use these lessons as motivation to be a builder, to take those experiences and hopefully keep someone else out of their own similar experiences.
I love my wife, my children, my family, my friends, my strangers, and those the world would like to dismiss as an unfortunate error messing up worldly perfection. I get frustrated with all of the above too, for I am broken, not like God. Lord, give me your wisdom, your patience, and knowledge of your will for me and the strength to carry that out in all I do. I believe we have work to do while we are here and need to be actively engaged in allowing God to work through us. A Christian is someone who does what The Father, Son and Holy Spirit calls them to do, a builder not a taker, a conduit not a pinnacle, humble and serving.
Micah 6:8
Matthew 25:31-46